Also in this week’s podcast: Rami Almeghari reports from flooded Gaza and Sarah Irving reads her review of the new documentary Flying Paper. Read more about Steven Salaita on how ASA boycott vote "shifts the rules" for engaging on Palestine
Unlike the Rafah crossing, other borders have been opened since the Cairo coup earlier this year. Read more about Why is Gaza always Egypt's scapegoat?
Gaza a “disaster area” say UN officials, as hardships caused by historic storm compounded by power crisis and ongoing siege. Read more about Families seek refuge in school as flooded Gaza turns into “disaster area”
My children ask why we are constantly without power; I don’t know how to explain. Read more about I've no choice but to battle Gaza's blackouts
Whenever there’s turbulence in Cairo, you can be sure that Palestinians will be scapegoated. Read more about Why should Gazans have to hide their identity in Egypt?
Claiming impartiality, broadcaster keeps on pandering to Israel. Read more about BBC denies reality of how siege hurts healthcare in Gaza
This is no “natural” disaster. It is the result of the sewer-like politics of the region, where Israel and Egypt collude, with US and EU complicity, to tighten the Gaza siege. Read more about Video: As siege stops pumps, Gaza children wade to school in sewage
Dr. Tarek Loubani, who was imprisoned in Cairo for two months, describes providing medical care to fellow detainees and the state of Gaza’s medical infrastructure under Israel’s siege. Read more about 30 percent of vital medicines "at zero supply" in Gaza, says released doctor Tarek Loubani
Greyson speaks out about his ordeal in Cairo’s Tora prison, his work focusing on queer issues in Palestine and why he wants to return to Egypt. Read more about Freed filmmaker John Greyson: Canada must address responsibility in Egypt
Horror at sea: Syria refugees describe children and elderly drowning in desperate flight from Egypt persecution. Read more about Prison or death? Egypt coup regime forces grim choice on Palestine refugees